Srilanka, March 14 -- Yogas that arises when a planet other the Sun occupies 2nd,12th or both Houses reckoned from the Moon are Sunapha, Anapha and Duradhara respectively. All these are favourable yogas. In the absence of these auspicious yogas, there arises an evil or unfavourable yoga called Kemadruma Yoga.

However, this yoga does not arise, if the Moon occupies a Kendra or there are planets in the Kendras from the Moon.

Adverse effects of the Yoga

The great Indian sage Varahamihira explains this yoga in his work, Brihat Jataka in a verse which says: when the Kemadruma is present, the native is dirty, ever wallowing in grief, bereft of wealth and in a lowly position. He may be a servant or a wicked person. These effects would visit t...